Physical education in a wheelchair?
I'm a primary school teacher training student, and we're currently working with children in wheelchairs and physical education at university. Is anyone here who has had experiences in this area as a wheelchair user and could share their experiences? (What did you do during physical education class? Were you integrated into the class? Did you…
Living and dying with ALS?
Due to current events, I have to deal with this again, this time in a different way. The last time I saw a man in his 60s getting weaker, spending the day sedentary, needing to be taken to the bathroom once a day, urinating into a juice bottle the rest of the day, and spending…
Series with main character in a wheelchair?
Does anyone know of a good teen series where a main character or another important character is in a wheelchair? So, in a way that a 14-year-old could watch?
Why am I so calm?
My body is falling apart right before my eyes, the dizziness is getting worse and worse. But somehow I'm calm. Even though it might be something serious. Even if I might soon no longer be able to walk due to chronic dizziness. Nevertheless, I remain calm. Is that a good thing? I think even if…
But Unfall wants to attend the concert. Is that possible?
Hello, I have a question. A friend and I have concert tickets in three weeks, and she had an accident yesterday. She broke her ankle, fibula, and tibia. She's not allowed to put any weight on her leg for seven weeks after surgery, which is why she's been given a wheelchair. She doesn't have a…
What to do if the elevator at the train station breaks down?
Hi, If a wheelchair user wants to travel by train/public transport in the greater Munich area, but the elevator to the platform is broken, what can he do?
Did such ventilator wheelchairs for polio patients like those in the film "As Long as I Breathe" really exist from the 1950s onwards?
Were they battery-powered or petrol-powered?
Can a doctor request this?
My mother has a lot of physical damage: she has a knee brace on both sides, a fused back, arthritis, and osteoporosis. She's been wheelchair-bound for a little over seven years now and can only walk minimally for maybe five minutes with a walking frame. She recently went to the doctor for treatment, and he…
Why does Germany still have train stations that are not accessible to people with disabilities?
I keep seeing that wheelchair users have to rely on assistance because the platforms aren't being rebuilt. Why is that the case here in Germany? I was in Luxembourg, where everything is modernized to perfection. They would laugh at the train stations in Germany.
Wheelchair model – strenuous? Insurance?
Moinsen I have been thinking about taking on this job and therefore I have a double question I have absolutely no idea about this, firstly whether it is super exhausting and then because of my insurance That's why my question is maybe someone knows and has experience and can help me I have private insurance…